Bolna vs Vapi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bolna and Vapi share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about ease of use, where Bolna grades higher, or features, where Vapi does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Vapi
Developer platform for building and running voice AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Bolna if
- Fits if you want voice agents that speak Indian languages
- Works for teams running bulk outbound call campaigns
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: telephony and a platform fee are added to the 6 cent per minute rate
- Tight if you forget top-ups: agents stop making calls when credits run out
- Watch out: Pilot plan rates hold only until the purchased minutes are used, then standard prices apply
- Skip it if you want a monthly flat fee, as billing is by the minute
Pick Vapi if
- Fits if you are a developer who wants to choose each voice and model provider
- Makes sense if you want to pay for minutes as you use them
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want one price, as model, voice and call charges sit on top of the $0.05 hosting
- Watch out: HIPAA-eligible handling is a $2,000 a month add-on
- Pricey if you grow, since Pro has a $999 a month minimum
- Watch out: extra lines cost $10 each and extra organisations $20 each a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABolnaFair | 2.2GPAVapiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$0.06 a minute on pay-as-you-go with bundled models, from a $10 credit purchase. Telephony and a platform fee are added per minute, so the real rate is higher. | CCore is $29 a month and hosting is $0.05 a minute, but the page's own 1,000-minute estimate is $82 to $129 a month, and Pro starts at $999. |
| Free plan and trial | C$5 in free credits on sign-up. No card is mentioned, but it is only a few minutes of calls. | C$5 in free credits to start. The page does not say whether a card is needed. |
| Features | CNo-code builder and API, Indian-language voice, bulk campaigns, live API calls and human handoff. Pilot rates hold only until the purchased minutes run out. | BOrchestration, a choice of providers, testing and simulation, and telephony options. The core job of a voice agent is covered. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build the agent, pick models and connect a phone provider such as Twilio. | DNo store rating, and the platform is built around API calls and provider settings. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb dashboard and API, with n8n, Make, Zapier, Twilio and Plivo listed. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx, Deepgram, OpenAI, ElevenLabs and Daily listed. |
| Best for | voice AI agents with Indian-language support | developers building voice agents on their own stack |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bolna and Vapi. How we grade
Where they differ
- Bolna also covers workflow automation and no-code.
At a glance
| Bolna | Vapi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 minimum credit purchase, used as you go (from 6¢ per minute) | $29 per month (Core); usage-only starts at $0.05 per minute hosting |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | $5 in free credits when you sign up | $5 in free credits to start; usage-only accounts then pre-pay for minutes. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Whismurwave Inc. | Vapi, Inc. |
| Price read from | bolna.ai | vapi.ai |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bolna
- Pay-as-you-go lists 6¢ per minute with bundled models; telephony and a platform fee are added per minute, and the Pilot plan has fixed minutes.
- Agents stop making calls when credits run out unless automatic top-ups are set.
- Pilot plan rates hold only until the purchased minutes are used, then the account reverts to standard pricing.
Vapi
- Without a success package, hosting is $0.05 per minute, pre-paid, and Deepgram, model and voice costs are added on top; the page's 1,000-minute estimate is $82 to $129 a month.
- HIPAA-eligible data handling is a $2,000 per month add-on.
- Extra concurrent lines cost $10 per line per month and extra organizations $20 per organization per month.
- Twilio, Vonage and Telnyx call charges are billed by those providers, such as $0.008 per minute for Twilio inbound.
Key features
Bolna
- No-code agent builder and API
- Agents are built from a template or from scratch in a dashboard, and calls can also be triggered through a REST API with Python, JavaScript or cURL examples.
- Indian-language voice
- The site says agents work across 10+ vernacular Indian languages including Hinglish, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, and lists 20+ languages overall.
- Bulk campaigns
- Outbound campaigns can run thousands of AI calls at once, for uses such as reminders, lead qualification and announcements.
- Live API calls and human handoff
- An agent can call external APIs mid-conversation and transfer the call to a human agent when needed.
- Model choice
- The site lists 20+ speech-to-text, language and text-to-speech models, and says you can bring your own API keys to cut costs.
Vapi
- Voice agent orchestration
- Configure voice, conversation flow, telephony and integrations for an agent, then deploy it behind a phone number or an API.
- Choice of providers
- The pricing calculator lets you pick the transcriber, language model and voice, for example Deepgram, OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Models are passed through at cost.
- Testing and simulation
- Calls can be simulated before they reach customers, and monitoring flags issues in live calls.
- Telephony options
- Vapi telephony and SIP, WebSockets and Daily WebRTC are listed as free transport; Twilio, Vonage and Telnyx are charged by those providers.
- Enterprise controls
- The site lists SSO, OAuth, RBAC and AI guardrails, and says SOC 2, HIPAA and PCI compliance are supported.
Plans
Bolna
Pay-as-you-go$10
minimum credit top-up, used as you go
Credits from $10 to $5,000, billed by usage. Standard rate starts at 6¢ per minute and falls to about 4.5¢ at larger top-ups.
Pilots$300
one-time, for 6,500 minutes
Fixed per-minute rate (about 4.6¢), up to 25 concurrent calls, WhatsApp support and four 1:1 calls. A $500 tier gives 12,000 minutes.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom volume pricing, customised integrations and deployment, priority support and a dedicated account manager.
Vapi
Core$29
per month, pre-paid, auto-renew
2 organizations, 5 included phone numbers, 10 concurrent calls, 30 days of raw data retention and email support.
Pro$999
per month minimum, 10% of the hosting fee
10 organizations, 30 concurrent calls, 180 days retention, RBAC, a dedicated Slack channel and a 99% uptime SLA.
PremierCustom
Direct sales only: higher limits, named support team, 99.9% uptime SLA, SSO and dedicated SIP.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bolna or Vapi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bolna starts at $10 minimum credit purchase, used as you go (from 6¢ per minute), and Vapi starts at $29 per month (Core); usage-only starts at $0.05 per minute hosting.
Which has a free plan, Bolna or Vapi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Bolna nor Vapi has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.